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Patent EP-0767089-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PARKER THOMAS
IPC: B60R21/2165
Filed: 1996-09-19
Abstract: A cover for an air bag unit is disclosed having a patterned tear seam therein defined by a partially bonded material same as the cover material. Apparatus for forming the cover includes a thin shell mold having an inner surface that is heated to melt thermoplastic material cast thereon. A powder box adapted to contain thermoplastic material therein for distribution onto the thin shell mold carries a gasket having a shape corresponding to the tear seam shape. The powder box and gasket are adapted to be connected to the thin shell mold for forming a sealed footprint on the inner surface during distribution of the cast material against heated surface portions of the thin shell mold to form a thermoplastic cover with a narrow gap therein conforming to the desired tear seam pattern. The cover while in the shell mold is coated along the margins of the gap with a plastic parting agent and then more of the same or similar thermoplastic material is deposited in the gap and over the parting agent to form a partially bonded thermoplastic tear seam.
Patent EP-0774825-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUKAI TAKUZOU
IPC: H02K19/22
Filed: 1996-11-15
Abstract: A resilient thin metal sheet is used for the brush (51) instead of a conventional brush unit including coil springs, pig tails and graphite brushes. A slip ring (41) is made of a perforated copper which is impregnated with carbon powder. The brush (51) has two arc-shaped arms extending along circumference of the slip ring (41) and contacting portions (57a) disposed at the edges of the arms in contact with the peripheral surfaces of the slip ring (41). Wear-resistant members are welded or caulked to the contacting portions (57a) to prevent excessive wear of the brush (51), thereby increasing the life time of the brush (51).
Patent EP-0784194-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WUERGER FRANZ
IPC: F41A3/20
Filed: 1996-11-28
Abstract: The shutter has a chamber grip (13) fitted by a recoil lever (10) on one side to a chamber sleeve (1), and on the other side by a holding bolt (11) in a movable control sleeve (2). The weapon's rear hammer spring (25) can be tensioned and locked in the chamber sleeve by an arrester (3). The shutter head can be turned by an attachment of the control sleeve, so that when the chamber grip of the shutter head recoils, the locking piece of the barrel can be unlocked. Similarly, it is locked when the chamber grip moves forward.
Patent EP-0741102-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BASTOW DAVID R
IPC: B65H35/06
Filed: 1996-04-12
Abstract: A cutter device (10) for use in dispensing strip material (2), for example foam tape, from a container (1) has a lower body portion (14) with a slot (15) which allows the cutter device to be positioned on the side (16) of the container, and an upper body portion with a cutting blade (13) located in a guide slot (12). In use, the cutter device is slotted onto the side (16) of the container adjacent an opening (4) through which the strip material can be withdrawn from the container. When the required length of strip material has been pulled from the container, the strip is moved into the guide slot (12) in the cutter device and severed on the blade (13). The cutter device can be moved to another container as required, for example when the first container is empty or when a different type of strip material is to be dispensed.
Patent EP-0730366-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALLEN ROSS R
IPC: G06K9/20
Filed: 1996-02-07
Abstract: A scanning device (10) for forming a scanned electronic image (54) includes an imaging sensor (22) and at least one navigation sensor (24 and 26). The imaging sensor is a linear array of sensor elements, with a two-dimensional navigation sensor array at each end. The scanning device has three degrees of freedom, since position information from the navigation sensors allows manipulation of an image signal from the imaging sensor to reduce distortion artifacts caused by curvilinear scanning. Acceptable sources of the position information include printed matter and contrast variations dictated by variations in the inherent structure-related properties (64) of the medium (14) on which the scanned image is formed. Illumination for optimal operation of the navigation system may be introduced at a grazing angle (30) in some applications or in the normal to a plane of the original in other applications.
Patent EP-0756281-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAMURA MAKOTO
IPC: H04N19/152
Filed: 1996-07-29
Abstract: Apparatus for recording coded picture data on a recording medium receive the picture data (e.g., a video data), codes (101) the picture data using intra-frame coding and predictive coding to provide a group of pictures (GOP) which includes one I-picture and two succeeding P-pictures, generates (155) positional information (PSM) representing the positions of the two P-pictures relative to the I-picture, and records (154) the GOP including the I-picture, the two P-pictures, and the positional information (PSM) on the recording medium (160). The coded picture data maybe reproduced from the recording medium in a special reproduction mode in which data relates to the I-picture and 2 P-pictures is selectively read using the positional information (40, PSM).
Patent EP-0758081-A2 (EP)
Inventor: THOMAS GORDON ALBERT
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1996-07-31
Abstract: An optical identification system includes a light source with a broad wavelength spectrum that is directed on an object to be identified. Suitable optical components, such as, one or more collimating lenses gather light that is reflected from the object and direct this light into a spectrometer. The spectrometer disperses the collimated light using a dispersing element, such as one or more gratings, prisms or a combinations of both, onto an array of detectors. The array of detectors may be comprised of a linear diode array or a charge-coupled device (CCD) array which indicates the amount of light at each of a finely-spaced set of wavelengths covering a wide spectral range. The detectors are sensitive over a wavelength region, for example, in the case of silicon detectors from near-infrared plus the visible region, e.g., from 250 nm to 1100 nm. The set of signals from the detectors is read with an analog to digital converter, and transferred to a computer in the form of a spectrum. A set of known spectra determine the reference spectra and the unknown test spectrum is compared with the reference sets. A software program in the computer compares the test spectrum with reference spectra sets utilizing a statistical program. The program takes into account how much the known spectra vary from one another in addition to the average values. A display reads out a list of possible matches in rank order that have a probability of match greater than a predetermined threshold. An operator checks that the first listed item is correct and either accepts the first choice or indicates the correct choice. As an alternative, the system could automatically accept the first choice.
Patent EP-0766250-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOVAK VIT F
IPC: G06F11/32
Filed: 1996-09-30
Abstract: The present invention signals the power on, mated, and activity status of storage units in a console rack-mounted memory system. The status is signalled using parallel-coupled LEDs activated by logically combined signals provided by a logic circuit using signals available from SCA connector pins that connect the storage units to the console rack. The SCA connector provides MATED1 (pin 44), MATED2 (pin 74), and LED ACTIVE (pin 77) signals that are logically ANDed by the logic circuits. A logic circuit lights an associated parallel-coupled LED pair for a storage unit when LIT =            MATED     ¯            ACTIVE LED, where MATED=0 denotes grounded pins 74 and (optionally) 44, and ACTIVE LED=0 denotes grounded pin 77, and LIT=1 denotes lit LEDs. A steadily lit LED pair denotes that a storage unit is mated into the console rack and is inactive. An intermittent LED pair denotes that the storage unit is mated into the console rack and is presently active (and thus should not be removed). If no LEDs are lit on the console-rack, then it is known that operating power is not being provided to the memory system.
Patent EP-0767475-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAJI TETSUYA
IPC: H01H3/14
Filed: 1996-10-04
Abstract: A cord switch (10) comprises a flexible hollow cord member (12) which includes a predetermined wall portion (12A) and an opposing portion (12B) which generally opposes to said predetermined wall portion (12A) and has a transverse cross sectional configuration in which a neutral axis (N) of said cord switch is provided at the predetermined wall portion side (12A) of the center of the distance between said predetermined wall portion (12A) and said opposing portion (12B), a contact portion (14) which is disposed inwardly of said hollow cord member and extends on a portion of said predetermined wall portion (12A) along the longitudinal direction of said hollow cord member, and a contact body (20) which is disposed apart from said contact portion (14) and extends along the longitudinal direction of said hollow cord member, the contact body being disposed inwardly of said hollow cord member and extending from said opposing portion (12B) to the portions between said predetermined wall portion and said opposing portion in said hollow cord member, as viewed from a transverse cross section of said hollow cord member. As a result, since the neutral axis (N) of the cord switch (10) is provided at the predetermined wall portion side of the center of the distance between the predetermined wall portion (12A) and the opposing portion (12B), the cord switch is more bendable at the opposing portion of the cord switch, so that the mounting of the cord switch on a corner portion of a window frame (23) of a window glass of a vehicle can be facilitated.
Patent EP-0777642-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PUGACH JOSEPH
IPC: C07C69/00
Filed: 1996-05-28
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un procédé d'estérification en phase liquid dans lequel le catalyseur d'estérification est une zéolithe de titane.
Patent EP-0885144-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRIGHT LYN E
IPC: B65C9/40
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: A method for labelling articles having an arbitrary peripheral surface shape including non-cylindrically shaped articles (86) for identification by visually impaired persons comprises the steps of providing a continuous web of sheet of material (90) on a roll (92), unwinding the continuous web of material to expose a particular segment of the sheet of material for use as a label (82) on the article, depositing, on the particular sheet segment, a tactilely-distinguishable marking comprising a viscous liquid (136) for identifying said article to visually impaired persons by touch, cutting the predetermined sheet segment portion from the web with the deposited marking, and applying the sheet segment portion to the article. The tactile marking is deposited on the sheet segment portion after the material has been unwound from the unwindable roll and immediately before attachment of the label to the article so that the sheet segment portion having the marking is applied to the article without any intermediate storage. There is also described a labelling machine for applying the labels, which includes a computer for controlling a vacuum drum (112), liquid application means, a cutter (110), roll material rotating means, and a chuck (14) for holding and rotating the article, substantially simultaneously so that the article is labelled with the label segment at a predetermined desired label location on the article and so that the tactilely distinguishable mark is deposited at a predetermined desired mark location on the label. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0837939-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KORNELUK ROBERT G
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1996-08-05
Abstract: The invention provides substantially pure nucleic acid encoding an IAP polypeptide; substantially pure polypeptides; and methods of using such DNA to express the IAP in cells and animals to inhibit apoptosis. Also disclosed are conserved regions characteristic of the IAP family.
Patent EP-0790205-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOBESCH JUERGEN
IPC: B65H19/10
Filed: 1997-02-15
Abstract: A strip-shaped carrier (12) is provided for self-adhesive labels (14) and has an attachment member (18) at the end projecting beyond the end in the longitudinal direction. The member has an adhesive zone (18a) which is bonded to the back of the carrier and a second adhesive zone (18b) bonded to the end of another label roll, both carriers ending at a defined distance from the edge of a label. The second adhesive zone is provided with a cover member (16). The attachment member may be provided at the start or end of the label roll.
Patent EP-0796593-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WINSLOW CHARLES J
IPC: A61B17/56
Filed: 1997-03-13
Abstract: A surgical retractor including a sleeve member having two opposed retractor arms (20) at its distal end portion. By inserting the retractor arms of the retractor within a space defined between adjacent bony structures, first and second supporting surfaces (20a, 20b) of each retractor arm respectively engage the opposed structures thereby distracting the structures, for performing a surgical procedure. A method for inserting a spinal implant is also disclosed. Instrumentation for performing the procedure is also disclosed.
Patent EP-0802436-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NANBA NORIHIRO
IPC: G02B15/16
Filed: 1997-03-25
Abstract: A variable magnification optical system comprises at least three optical units which are a first moving optical unit, a fixed optical unit and a second moving optical unit. The three optical units are arranged in that order in a propagation direction of light, and a variation of magnification is effected by a relative movement between the first moving optical unit and the second moving optical unit. If a ray which exits from an object and enters the variable magnification optical system, and passes through a center of a stop of the variable magnification optical system and reaches a center of a final image plane is represented as a reference axis ray; a reference axis ray which is incident on any surface of the variable magnification optical system or enters any of the optical units is represented as an entering reference axis of the aforesaid any surface or optical unit; a reference axis ray which exits from the aforesaid any surface or optical unit is represented as an exiting reference axis of the aforesaid any surface or optical unit; a point at which the entering reference axis intersects with the aforesaid any surface is represented as a reference point; a direction in which the reference axis ray travels from an object side toward an image plane along the entering reference axis is represented as a direction of the entering reference axis; and a direction in which the reference axis ray travels from the object side toward the image plane along the exiting reference axis is represented as a direction of the exiting reference axis, the second moving optical unit has a cross-sectional shape which is asymmetrical in a plane which contains the reference axis, and a curved reflecting surface which is inclined with respect to the reference axis, and the direction of the entering reference axis and the direction of the exiting reference axis of the second moving optical unit are parallel to each other and differ from each other by 180°, the variable magnification optical system being arranged in such a manner that a final image is formed after an intermediate image is formed at least twice.
Patent EP-0806362-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ODENTHAL HEINZ F
IPC: B65B61/20
Filed: 1997-04-17
Abstract: The process involves feeding the paper strips (1) for insertion, already folded at least twice, to the device, where it is picked up by a transporting fork (2) and passed through fixed folding tools (4) with its fold edge (3) in front, for folding into the packing format.   The folded paper strip after processing (1') is then put in the packing holder (5) by the transporting fork. The transporting forks may be on an endless belt (7) passing over pulleys (8). The running speed of the belt and/or the spacing between the forks can be adjusted to suit the running speed and spacing of the containers.
Patent EP-0826999-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZIMMER RAINER DIPL-ING
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: The terminating element has a sleeve (3) enclosed on one side for holding the end of the central element (9) and with flexible vanes (2) at its open end with extension ends (2b). The vanes are shaped to match the contact region (5,6) of the cable screen. One contact region (5) is bent to form a U-shaped holder (8) for a cable sleeve (10) flap cut out along the cable. Spring vanes (4) in the sleeve form holding elements for fixing and contacting the central element and a clamp element clamps the contact region on to the sleeve.
Patent EP-0823644-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IWATA KENICHI
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 1997-08-06
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for producing a color
filter, which comprises the steps of forming a black
matrix pattern with a resin on a transparent base,
conducting a surface-state-modifying treatment to increase
surface energy of the surface of the base at areas
corresponding to spaces of the black matrix pattern, and
applying inks to the portions of the base corresponding to
the spaces of the black matrix pattern.
Patent EP-0825338-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATOH YUKIYA
IPC: F02D41/24
Filed: 1997-08-11
Abstract: An intake throttle apparatus for a diesel engine includes a throttle
valve for opening and closing an intake passage of the diesel engine and a
step motor for opening and closing the throttle valve. A control device
detects the throttle valve occupying a reference position specified within
a high opening range of the throttle valve, thereby delivering a reference
position signal. The control device further determines that the diesel
engine is in such a state that the current running can be continued even
when the throttle valve occupies the reference position. The control
device actuates the step motor so that the throttle valve occupies the
reference position and performs the processing for initializing the number
of steps of the step motor on the basis of the reference position signal.
Patent EP-0846524-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORISAKI EIICHI
IPC: B23Q3/12
Filed: 1997-09-11
Abstract: In a changeable chuck system which can grip and release a
workpiece by means of a chuck C by itself, fluid shut-off valves 20a
and 20b are provided on a fluid supply portion provided on the tip of a
main spindle 2 of a machine tool. When the chuck C is mounted on
the main spindle 2, the fluid shut-off valves 20a and 20b are
automatically connected to fluid couplers 111a and 111b provided
behind the chuck C, and a jaw operating cylinder 90 provided in the
chuck C is actuated by a fluid supplied from a rear portion of the main
spindle 2 to open and close gripping jaws 93. Thus, the gripping jaws
93 can be operated by means of the jaw operating cylinder 90 provided
in the chuck C when the chuck C is mounted on the tip of the main
spindle 2.
Patent EP-0861983-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LINKS DAGMAR DIPL-ING
IPC: F04D29/02
Filed: 1997-10-11
Abstract: The rotor has a hub (12) connected via shell-shaped part (18) to a ring (14,16) with fan blades (20,26). The intermediate connection part has at least one shoulder (34) with a flat plash surface (36), which is at right angles to the rotor axis. The shoulder is rotary-symmetrical and is created by forming the intermediate part. The shoulder is at an average radial distance (r) from the rotary axis, which corresponds to approx. 1/3 of the rotor radius (R).
Patent EP-0834843-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASHIDA SHOJI
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 1990-09-06
Abstract: The commercial transaction terminal device (POS
TERMAINAL DEVICE 4) is for use with a cashless medium (1)
having a memory means for storing amount information and
an operation means for taking over an externally supplied
transaction amount from said amount information and
storing the result in said memory means (11), wherein
said amount information corresponds to a cash (money)
amount which is held by the owner of the cashless medium.
The terminal device comprises a tallying file means (53)
for storing a commercial transaction amount, and an
exchange means (41) operable to notify the cashless
medium (1) of the commercial transaction amount supplied
from a cash register (51), and to store the commercial
transaction amount in said tallying file means (53) when
said result is obtained by subtracting said commercial
transaction amount from the balance stored in the
cashless medium (1). For settling the commercial
transaction, the data in the tallying file (53) is sent
to a center device (3) of a bank.
Patent EP-0848260-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOEHLER ERWIN
IPC: H04B17/16
Filed: 1997-11-04
Abstract: The test station has a transport device (12) which delivers test objects (5) on carriers (1) to an adaptor station (10) at which they are tested by a measurement system connected to the adaptor. Each carrier has its own battery powered control computer and a fitting (4) for accepting one or more test objects. The fitting has test object specific contacts which are connected to the control computer's (2) input interface (7). The adaptor station contains a connection to the measurement system matching the control computer's standardized output interface (8).
Patent EP-0835731-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NADERHIRN HELMUT
IPC: B29C45/17
Filed: 1995-10-13
Abstract: The pressure injection moulding machine has: (a) a C-shaped machine frame, with fixed die platen on one leg; and (b) a closure mechanism for the moving die platen on the other. The ends of the C-frame (1) are free, with no slide bars to support them, consequently deflecting under the closure force. In this original configuration, a resilient support at one end of the C-frame, carries either the fixed platen (2) or the closure mechanism. Such supports may alternatively be fitted at both ends. Application of closing force deforms the support(s), allowing the fixed platen or closure mechanism to tilt relative to the machine frame.
Patent EP-0835017-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GOESSMANN KLEMENS DIPL-ING
IPC: H04M3/54
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: The telecommunication system includes several subscriber terminals (2,3). The first terminal (2) includes a signalling unit (13) for signalling an active call redirection to the second terminal (3). A manually operating call redirection unit (7,8-11) is also provided in the first terminal. Preferably, the signalling unit visually signals an activated call redirection using a blinking LED.
Patent EP-0785690-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REYNOLDS JOHN C
IPC: H04N17/02
Filed: 1997-01-21
Abstract: A digital test signal generator includes the ability to adjust the SCH phase of the output test signal. A color frame reset pulse is generated at the beginning of each color frame of the output test signal. The color frame reset pulse is input to a direct digital signal synthesizer together with an SCH phase adjust signal to initialize the synthesizer with an SCH phase offset at the beginning of each color frame. By varying the amount of the SCH phase offset, the SCH phase in the output test signal is varied.
Patent EP-0801518-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAMURA NORIKAZU
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 1997-04-11
Abstract: In an organic EL device which includes an organic luminescent layer 18 composed of an organic compound and a hole transporting layer 16 between a cathode 10 and an anode 14, the organic EL device has between the cathode 10 and the organic luminescent layer 18 an electron transporting layer 20 composed of 2-(O-hydroxyphenyl)-benzoxazole or -benzothiazole zinc complex. The organic EL device of the present invention can emit light of high intensity compared with conventional organic EL devices.